SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Southern California will be able to see the partial lunar eclipse that will turn the moon dark red just after the sun sets Thursday night.
The partial lunar eclipse, also called a blood moon, will start to be visible in San Diego County at 7:33 p.m. Thursday, but the moon won’t turn a red, coppery, rusty color until the eclipse’s peak at 9:12 p.m.
The entire event will end by 10:51 p.m. locally and the full moon will once again shine across the night sky. However, clouds could obscure a good view for those in San Diego Thursday night as the forecast calls for partly cloudy skies followed by overnight patchy fog between 2 and 8 a.m.
Blood moon lunar eclipse: This is the best time to watch in every state
As long as the clouds let in a view of the moon, San Diegans will be able to see the partial lunar eclipse Thursday night. The moon will be coming up over the horizon and not as high in the sky as it will be on the East Coast since the eclipse is happening just after sunset on the West Coast.
The blood moon eclipse will be visible for much of North and South America and parts of Europe and Africa, according to NASA.
For those that want a guaranteed view of the stars and moon, aside from any cloud coverage, there are designated dark sky zones throughout San Diego County that offer views of the milky way with significantly less light pollution…